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Published October 11, 2009 @ 03:06PM PT

Prerna In the spirit of transition at Change.org, I am serving as one of your regular Immigration bloggers. I do miss Dave Bennion blogging here, though we are good friends who interact often enough over email.

A little about me - Some of you are already familiar with me. I am the only undocumented person in my entire family and one of the founders of DreamActivist. Immigration is a topic I have studied in graduate school with respect to international relations, but I have also spent 10 years navigating the broken immigration system in the United States.

For now I just want to draw your attention to a simple but crucial action you can do this weekend to stop the deportation of a Bay Area family.

Also, please nominate and vote for your favorite Changemaker in the Immigration category.

I look forward to blogging and interacting with the immigration community at Change.org and getting to know one another.

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Psyched to have you on the team! It was great meeting you in Philadelphia. Looking forward to the blog.

- Danny

Posted by Danny Moldovan on 10/11/2009 @ 03:59PM PT
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Great to have you as part of the team, Prerna! You have an amazing story and remarkably powerful voice, and I look forward to seeing you bring both to bear on the blog.

Welcome!

Posted by Ben Rattray on 10/11/2009 @ 05:25PM PT
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Welcome Prena!

Posted by Mary Pranzatelli on 10/13/2009 @ 06:46PM PT
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Congratulations Prerna, looking forward to your posts.

Posted by Jorge-Alonso Chehade on 10/14/2009 @ 06:37PM PT
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Hey Jorge, Thanks for keeping up the fight and let me know how I can help promote your case. Has Cantwell given a response about the private bill yet?

Posted by Prerna Lal on 10/14/2009 @ 07:04PM PT
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Prerna obtained her Masters degree in International Relations in 2007 and took a hiatus from academia. During this break, she co-founded DreamActivist.org and helped launch a program for immigrant youth in the Bay Area (S4FC). Currently, she is also a Managing Editor at The Sanctuary. Views expressed on this blog are her own and not that of any organization currently affiliated with her. Contact email - prerna@change.org